1997 COSAFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Namibia | 
| Third place |  Mozambique | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 | 
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Adelino (4) | 
| 1998 →  | |
This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament.

|   Final round |   Qualifying round | 
Qualifying round
| Botswana  | 1 – 4 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lesupi  3' (pen.) | Felix Nyirongo  27' John Maduka  51' Jones Nkhwazi  73' Meck Mwase  88' | 
Attendance: 8,000
| Lesotho .svg.png) | 0 – 2 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Edward Kangwa  10' Mwape Miti  15' | 
Attendance: 20,000
| Swaziland  | 0 – 4 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Adelino  36', 42', 70' Eurico  83' | 
Attendance: 15,000
| Namibia  | 2 – 1 (aet) |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Hindjou  87' (pen.), 119' (pen.) | Gilbert Mushangazhike  76' (pen.) | 
Attendance: 8,000
Final round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Zambia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 
|  Namibia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 
|  Mozambique | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 
|  Tanzania | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 
|  Malawi | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 
| Malawi  | 2 – 2 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Jones Nkhwazi  57' Albert Mpinganjira  70' | Tico-Tico  31' Nuro Tualibudane  79' | 
| Zambia  | 4 – 0 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Paul Chella  26' Edward Kangwa  44' Mwape Miti  85' Nelson Banda  88' | 
| Mozambique  | 3 – 0 |  Tanzania | 
|---|---|---|
| Tico-Tico  50', 69' Adelino  76' | 
Attendance: 50,000
| Namibia  | 4 – 1 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Gervatius Uri Khob  35' Sandro de Gouveia  57' Johannes Hindjou  69' Eliphas Shivute  75' | Lovemore Fazili  77' | 
Attendance: 8,000
| Tanzania  | 2 – 2 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Edibilly Lunyamila  56' Hussein Marsha  75' (pen.) | Masauso Tembo  71' Alex Namazaba  83' | 
Attendance: 22,000
| Mozambique  | 1 – 1 |  Namibia | 
|---|---|---|
| Pinto Barros  15' | Silvester Goraseb  44' | 
Attendance: 15,000
| Zambia  | 2 – 1 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Frazer Kamwandi  50', 81' | Sergio Faife  51' | 
| Malawi  | 2 – 2 |  Tanzania | 
|---|---|---|
| Lovemore Fazili  19' Jones Nkhwazi  72' | Idelphonce Amlima  7' Victor Bambo  43' | 
Attendance: 9,000
| Namibia  | 1 – 1 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Ouseb  47' (pen.) | David Siame  32' | 
Attendance: 12,000
Individual scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
 Johannes Hindjou Johannes Hindjou
 Tico-Tico Tico-Tico
 Jones Nkhwazi Jones Nkhwazi
 
- 2 goals
 Edward Kangwa Edward Kangwa
 Mwape Miti Mwape Miti
 Frazer Kamwandi Frazer Kamwandi
 Lovemore Fazili Lovemore Fazili
 
External links
- Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cup at RSSSF